Since the discovery of large offshore oil and gas reserves in 2014, Senegal has set its hopes on fossil fuel export revenue to help fund its plans to become an emerging economy by 2035. Senegal is actively seeking investors to help develop its offshore oil and gas reserves – both …
Anew draft Bill holds much promise to augment the development delivery mechanism. It is the new mining Bill, 2011, which has specific provisions for earmarking funds for development purposes in the mineral-rich districts that happen to be the regions with high poverty ratios. Revamped mining legislation can boost transparency in …
Armed with a report prepared by the former Karnataka Lokayukta on illegal mining, the Union Ministry of Mines has asked the Goa Government to furnish data on the allegations that the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) used to export iron ore even as the neighbouring state had banned the activity. Officials …
Indore SEZ is the only Green Field Multi-product SEZ in India that has witnessed a tremendous rise in exports as compared to the last year.In the year 2010-11, the export from Indore SEZ has been recorded at Rs 1,242 crore, compared to Rs 494 crore during the previous year. During …
Concerned over the depleting reserves of chrome ore, the steel ministry has demanded a complete ban on its exports. The ministry warned that the country may soon run out of the costly steel-making input if it failed to plug exports. Since India has barely 1 per cent of the world’s …
Bhubaneswar: In an effort to curb transport of illegally mined ore, the Odisha government has sought details of ore export from five ports in and around the state. The ports are Haldia Port Trust in West Bengal, Vishakhapatnam Port Trust, Kakinada Port and Gangavaram Port in Andhra Pradesh and the …
Ranchi, Sept. 30: A representative organisation of companies with mining interests has criticised Jharkhand’s decision to ask the Centre to ban export of iron ore by captive as well as non-captive lease holders, throwing up yet another challenge to the Arjun Munda government. The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), …
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the impact of and Sri Lankan policy responses to the global food and financial crises with special emphasis on the country's agricultural sector.
The popularity of tropical shrimp – often marketed as scampi, giant shrimp, gambas or tiger prawns - is having a devastating impact on local communities in Bangladesh, reveals a new investigation produced in conjunction with the Ecologist's film partner.
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With an aim towards curbing iron ore exports, the steel ministry has formally written to the finance ministry to enhance the ad valorem export duty on the mineral to 30 per cent from 20 per cent currently. The proposal, if accepted, will be an additional blow to the mining sector, …
Ludhiana: With export of wool and wool blended items from the country dropping 12 per cent (in rupee terms) in 2010-11, the Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC) has requested to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Textiles to fextend the duty exemption pass book (DEPB) scheme. The scheme …
Beijing: China is trying to influence the international prices of iron ore, one of India’s main exports, by formally launching a iron ore price index on Tuesday. The index has undergone a one-month trial before the launch. The move that covers two indices — one for domestically produced iron ore …
Panjim: In a shocking disclosure, Justice M B Shah heading the inquiry commission on illegal mining, said Saturday that many mining leases in the country operate without renewing their licences after their lease period expires. When asked about his observation about mining activities in the state, Justice Shah said that …
Excess exports from China's rare earth industry kept prices artificially low for years, and it was now "unrealistic" to expect them to fall back to previous levels as Beijing reins in the sector, a senior industry official said on Thursday. Li Zhong, the vice-general manager of top producer Baotou Steel …
Arguing that indiscriminate exploitation of mineral resources was leading to alienation amongst local tribal populations and furthering the cause of Naxalite groups, Minister for Tribal Affairs V Kishore Chandra Deo on Wednesday advocated a ban on export of raw materials like iron ore or bauxite. Mineral resources like iron ore …
Exports of iron ore declined by about 22 per cent to 25.2 million tonnes in April-July due to the ban on its shipments from Karnataka, industry body FIMI today said. Releasing the provisional data of exports, the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) said the country had exported 32.3 million …
China is attempting to pursue the same impossible path as the rest of the world: generating consumer demand and wealth without destroying its natural resources and the planet.
On a day the CBI arrested former Karnataka minister G. Janardhan Reddy for his alleged involvement in illegal mining, former chief minister Babulal Marandi asked the Centre to ban the export of iron ore. “I had written to the Centre about the issue when P. Chidambaram was finance minister. Now, …
